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Category: Cancer

Traveling van brings mammography to women across a wide area
June 24, 2022
Interview with Wendy Hunt, program manager for Upstate's mobile mammography...

How genetics relates to childhood cancer
June 17, 2022
Interview with Upstate pediatric oncologist Gloria Kennedy, MD

Cancer patients must be vigilant about potential medical emergencies
April 20, 2022
Interview with Ali Wazir, MBBS, a fellow in hematology/oncology at Upstate

How COVID-19 threatens people with weakened immune systems
March 30, 2022
Interview with Elizabeth Asiago-Reddy, MD, chief of infectious diseases at...

How to get a good night's sleep; cancer survivor explains the disease to children; training mental health providers: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 27, 2022
March 25, 2022
Interviews with sleep specialist Dragos Manta, MD, childhood cancer survivor and...

Children's book about cancer aims to help friends understand a complex disease
March 24, 2022
Interview with author and childhood cancer survivor Anne Bramlage, EdD

How the kidney waiting list works; patients with impaired consciousness; helping someone with cancer: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, March 13, 2022
March 11, 2022
Interviews with transplant surgery chief Reza Saidi, MD, ethicist and...

Explaining the HPV vaccine and cervical cancer; avoiding lead poisoning of children: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022
February 25, 2022
Interviews with pediatric infectious disease specialist Manika Suryadevara, MD,...

Coping with prostate cancer's emotional toll; therapy for the pelvic floor; getting a hernia repaired; Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022
February 18, 2022
Interviews with psychologist Dorianne Eaves, PsyD, physical therapists Jillian...

Edible pot vs. smoked pot; mental health services for youth; bladder cancer and treatment: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022
February 11, 2022
Interviews with toxicologist Willie Eggleston, PharmD, child psychologist Ron...

HPV vaccine prevents cervical cancer
February 10, 2022
Interview with Allison Roy, MD, a gynecologic oncologist at Upstate

Therapy aims to help men with prostate cancer manage anxiety, depression, fear
January 28, 2022
Interview with Upstate Cancer Center psychologist Dorianne Eaves, PsyD

HPV vaccine can prevent cervical cancer, genital warts
January 27, 2022
Interview with Manika Suryadevara, MD, who specializes in pediatric infectious...

When bladder cancer means bladder removal: surgical options
January 20, 2022
Interview with urologist Joseph Jacob, MD, director of Upstate's bladder cancer...

Preparing a child for surgery; detecting and treating pancreatic cancer: Upstate Medical University’s HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021
December 21, 2021
Interview with pediatric surgeon Michaela "Mikki" Kollisch, MD, and the interim...

Ovarian cancer surgery; a diabetes drug without side effects; a disease that can threaten transplant patients: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021
December 10, 2021
Interviews with gynecologic oncologist Rinki Agarwal, MD, chemistry professor...

New radiation delivery method for brain tumors; assessing one's risk of cancer: Upstate Medical University's HealthLink on Air for Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021
November 23, 2021
Interviews with Upstate neurosurgeon Harish Babu, MD, PhD, and Upstate genetic...

Study compares surgeries for reducing ovarian cancer risk in women at high risk for the disease
November 22, 2021
Interview with Rinki Agarwal, MD, an associate professor of obstetrics and...